Help with understanding actions and Batch options

[rob-mcp]

I created a set of actions to open a RAW file, set to auto, save for web and then close the image.

This all worked well as I wanted to save the image for web at 1920px. I now want to save jpgs as the size it is in RAW 6000px approx.

To that end I then recorded another set step that saved at that size, but having gone to the trouble of setting up a previous step that saved at a lower size.

Can I do the following.

Run the action group and say, DO NOT RUN the 1920 step. Is there a way to turn off steps and not execute them, or do I have to create a new action set by recording save at 6000px and copy the open RAW/Close steps as a new set?

I can see that there are check boxes, next to steps that you can click on and they then have a little square icon appear, I cannot see what this means, anywher.

Any kind help appreciated. Thanks.

[jazz-y]

Yes, you are right. These flags are needed to enable/disable individual operations in the action.

Creating and recording actions

[rob-mcp]

OK Jazzy, going to test that now.

[rob-mcp]

Nope, it won't work at all, I am missing something, no surprise there.

[jazz-y]

show a screenshot of your action palette (so that we can see the operation you are trying to disable and the one you want to run instead)

[rob-mcp]

I had (deleted them) steps icalled export, one at one size, and one at another size, rather than having to create two separate jobs, I had hoped to turn OFF the save smaller option but that did not work. I've deleted several versions so don't have the original. I edited my pics, so left it untill I was less busy. I'll try again. In the meantime, I'll run this action group with Close step off and see what happens. Thanks.

[rob-mcp]

I tried creating a save at 6000px step, so I could turn off the 1920px step and the action only ran the first OPEN RAW step. I'll keep playing but it is tiresome.

[Bojan Živković]

Only ran the first OPEN step? The next step hasn't been executed? Could you expand the steps, take a screenshot, and post it here?